LJWorld.com Headlines for October 24, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Community members pack City Hall for public hearing on revised rules for wind projects]( At Monday’s Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission meeting, members of the public filled not just every seat in the City Commission meeting room but the whole first floor lobby of Lawrence City Hall. Those dozens of community members ... [Community members pack City Hall for public hearing on revised rules for wind projects]( By: Austin Hornbostel At Monday’s Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission meeting, members of the public filled not just every seat in the City Commission meeting room but the whole first floor lobby of Lawrence City Hall. Those dozens of community members ... October 23, 2023 @ 10:05pm [Lawrence school board approves partnership agreements with outside agencies to address truancy, student behavioral issues]( By: Matt Resnick The Lawrence school board at Monday's meeting approved partnership agreements with outside agencies that are meant to bolster support for issues related to truancy and other student conduct. For the district's truancy prevention services, the ... October 23, 2023 @ 9:50pm [City of Lawrence receives nearly 70 reports of homeless campsites around town after launching online reporting tool]( By: Staff Report Less than a week after the City of Lawrence launched an online form to report new homeless campsites around the city, the city has received nearly 70 such reports. Although the city runs a tent support site for the homeless in North Lawrence, ... October 23, 2023 @ 4:50pm [Route 458 project completed a month ahead of schedule]( By: Staff Report After seven months of construction and $3.31 million in repairs targeting road safety conditions, a stretch of road in rural Douglas County has reopened to traffic a month ahead of schedule. Douglas County Route 458 at North 1000 Road, east of ... October 23, 2023 @ 4:41pm [A former Kansas lawmaker with a history of abusing people is running for a school board seat]( By: Blaise Mesa, Kansas News Service TOPEKA — Former Kansas state legislator Aaron Coleman, who lost reelection after accusations of abuse by a former girlfriend and an arrest for assaulting his brother, is trying to revive his political career by running for a school board seat ... October 23, 2023 @ 3:20pm [Lawrence police blotter for Oct. 21-23, 2023]( By: Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity over the weekend. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous day. Each ... October 23, 2023 @ 3:12pm [Community Children's Center awarded nearly $5 million for Early Childhood Community Center project]( By: Austin Hornbostel A Lawrence nonprofit’s project to bolster early-childhood education in Douglas County has received a substantial boost: a nearly $5 million grant from the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund. The Community Children’s Center announced ... October 23, 2023 @ 2:51pm [Lawrence man who called police, then assaulted them, pleads no contest]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man who called police for help removing suspicious vehicles from his neighborhood and then assaulted the responding officers pleaded no contest on Monday to felony and misdemeanor charges. Tiburcio Joe Reyes III, 39, was originally ... October 23, 2023 @ 1:51pm [3 firms submit interest in developing Gateway project near KU football stadium; decision likely in March]( By: Chad Lawhorn The roster of developers interested in converting the area around KU’s football stadium into a convention and entertainment hub is about as deep as the Jayhawks’ depth chart for quarterback. In other words, just three firms submitted ... October 23, 2023 @ 1:37pm [KU leadership says it strongly disagrees with graduate teaching assistants union's denunciation of Israel]( By: Chad Lawhorn The University of Kansas is officially at odds with its graduate teaching assistants union and its stance that Israel is to blame for the war that is now spreading in the Middle East. The executive board of the GTA union last week, as the ... October 23, 2023 @ 9:15am You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044